M. S. Viswanathan & R. Krishnamurthy Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and R. Krishnamurthy appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1980 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Billa (1980 — 7.5/10). Films span Billa (1980) through Nermai (1985).
The M. S. Viswanathan & R. Krishnamurthy partnership
Between 1980 and 1985, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a M.–R. film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 7.0 and 7.5.
From Billa (1980) to Nermai (1985). Theerpu (1982, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; R. Krishnamurthy directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 1 decade
- Billa
- Thee
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
75% of R. Krishnamurthy's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. When they first worked together, M. S. Viswanathan had 140 films behind them; R. Krishnamurthy had 1. After Nermai, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 41 more films; R. Krishnamurthy stepped back.
Before Billa, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 140 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Nermai, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 41 more films, including Kanmaniye Pesu (1986) and Irumbu Pookkal (1991).
Before Billa, R. Krishnamurthy had directed 1 film, including Amar Deep (1979).
After Nermai, R. Krishnamurthy went on to direct 1 more film, including Vetri Karangal (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & R. Krishnamurthy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 6 films. Manorama appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 8 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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